UK Bill Would Require EV Charging at Every Petrol Stations

The UK government will introduce legislation requiring that every petrol station and motorway service center install electric charging points. An Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will be introduced to encourage the use of electric and self-driving cars, the Government announced in the Queen’s Speech. It will allow the Government to require the installation of charge points for electric vehicles at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers, and to require a set of common technical and operational standards. “This will ensure that charge points are convenient to access and work seamlessly right across the UK,” documents released following the Queen’s speech said. The legislation is designed to make the regulatory framework keep pace with the fast-evolving technology for EVs; extend compulsory motor-vehicle insurance to cover automated vehicles; and to ensure compen...